Camp Wanbeek Hosts 23 La Crosse County Children
Twenty three children from La Crosse County visited Camp Wanbeek for a day of recreational and educational activities. The group, guided by nurses and counselors, toured dormitories under construction, learned about new facilities, and enjoyed a warm welcome from staff.
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la Crosse County
la Crosse
Camp Wanbeek
Wisconsin Dells
Wanbeek
Dells
Tomah
Dad
Phil Kirch
Camp McCoy Adds 21 Institute Courses for Solders
CAMP MCCOY Wis Special Addition of 21 Armed Forces institute courses available at Camp McCoy education office was announced this week by Lieut William Swafburrow orientation officer. New courses include surveying business law physical sciences modern business English history of music arithmetic economic geography speech typewriting and auto mechanics among others. Enlisted personnel interested in taking off duty studies should contact Lieut Lufburrow at Phone 70. Application blanks are available at the education office. Following completion of the courses tests are conducted and certificates of proficiency given those who qualify. Texts and records are on hand to enable students to learn to speak Chinese and Italian Lieut Lufbur row revealed.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Armed Forces Institute
William Swafburrow
Lufburrow
Lieut
Legion Listening Post Calendar and Election Highlights
Wednesday June 14 auxiliary meeting and Thursday June 15 SAL meeting. Monday night fellowship. A small crowd discussed claims and veteran rehabilitation. World War I insurance must be reinstated by August. Officers elected: Weisensel commander Olson first VP Kuettel second VP Zube chaplain Johnson finance officer Allen sergeant at arms Sieger historian and service officer Vondrashek on three-year house committee Scheel Schreiber Jonsrud on executive committee. Camp American Legion fund progress noted. Margaret Braun died at Fort Dix. Gibraltar was seized by the British in 1704.
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L. V. Weisensel
Melvin Olson
Antone Kuettel
Walter Zube
W. B. Johnson
Clyde Allen
Russell Sieger
John Vondrashek
H. W. Hunt
Carl Scheel
Erv Schreiber
Palmer Jonsrud
Jim Burns
SAL
Clyde
Sons of the American Legion
National Legionnaire
American Legion
Roberts Paces Court As Leading Dissenter
Justice Owen J. Roberts, the lone Supreme Court member not appointed by Roosevelt, remains the leading dissenter. In the 1943-44 term ending yesterday he disagreed with colleagues 37 times versus 29 the prior term, with 125 opinions issued and only 45 unanimous rulings and 16 five to four decisions.
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Washington, D. C
Owen J. Roberts
Supreme Court
Rosevelt
Roberts
Work Under Way On Postwar Tax Cuts
Senate Finance Chairman George suggests preliminary steps to cut corporate and individual tax rates after the war. Plans target a reasonable moderate level, aiming to reduce levies while transitioning from wartime measures. The article also oddly notes the average elephant life expectancy at 60 years.
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Washington, D. C
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Navy Veteran in Hospital Recalls Guadalcanal Service
Russell Michael Kearns of La Crosse Wisconsin, a Navy mechanic, lies in a Great Lakes naval hospital recovering from malaria. He served on Guadalcanal with a Sea Bee battalion building bridges at Henderson Field and witnessed a near shipyard bombing near the galley. He left Guadalcanal June 1 1943 and later spent time in New Caledonia and other naval hospitals. He holds the American theater ribbon and Asiatic Pacific theater ribbon with two stars. His wife and son live in La Crosse. The piece notes the earth’s age as about 1.6 billion years.
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Great Lakes
Ill
Russell Michael Kearns
Cmic
USN
South 8Th Street
la Crosse
Wis
U. S. Naval Hospital
Guadalcanal
Henderson Field
Kearns
New Caledonia
Naval
En Calif
Memphis
Ena
Pacific Theater
Camp McCoy gains voting officer Maj. Charlie McD Kirby
Maj. Charlie McD Kirby, already serving as assistant post adjutant, is appointed voting officer at Camp McCoy in addition to his current duties. The upgrade expands his responsibilities for local elections.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Charlie McD
Kirby
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